When former President Donald Trump got on the presidential debate stage earlier this month and baselessly accused Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, of eating their neighbors’ pets, it was largely seen as the moment he lost the debate to Vice President Kamala Harris. After all, the rumors had already been proved false by local and … Read more
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) on Wednesday unleashed a racist tirade against Haitian people. “Lol. These Haitians are wild. Eating pets, vudu, nastiest country in the western hemisphere, cults, slapstick gangsters… but damned if they don’t feel all sophisticated now, filing charges against our President and VP,” Higgins wrote in a now-deleted tweet on X (formerly … Read more
A former Bush 43 White House official advised Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) to “stay away” should they both plan to visit a community rocked by the aftermath of their racist lie about Springfield, Ohio. Pete Seat, who served as a spokesperson under President George W. Bush’s administration, told CNN’s … Read more
Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) said Wednesday he would continue to falsely call Haitian migrants living legally in the United States “illegal aliens,” doubling down on his racist rhetoric once more after spreading lies about immigrants eating people’s pets. Vance was asked about Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio, and how he planned to remove the … Read more
The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, said a visit to the region by Donald Trump would be an “extreme strain” on the city’s resources, and he would be “fine” if the former president decided not to come. Springfield has become a nationwide name after Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R), spread lies that the … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Joe and Cheryl Backus have plenty of concerns over the influx of immigrants to this central Ohio city. “They’re giving up on our homeless here,” Joe Backus, a retired 80-year-old, said from a loveseat in his living room, referring to the general strain population growth is having on certain sectors of the … Read more
Sen. JD Vance (R) repeatedly justified on Sunday spreading the widely debunked racist lie that Haitian immigrants are stealing local pets for food in Springfield, Ohio ― at one point admitting that he consciously decided to “create stories” about the unsubstantiated issue so that American media pays more attention to it. The Republican vice presidential … Read more
Former President Donald Trump turned down an opportunity to denounce the bomb threats that have hit Springfield, Ohio just days after amplifying a racist lie involving Haitian immigrants in the community. “I don’t know what happened with the bomb threats,” the GOP nominee told reporters in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday. He continued, “I know … Read more
Rob Rue, the mayor of Springfield, Ohio, rejected racist claims spread by former President Donald Trump this week that migrants were eating residents’ pets, saying such rhetoric was hurting citizens and hurting the community. “Springfield is still beautiful, and your pets are safe in Springfield, Ohio,” Rue told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Thursday. “Safe.” “There’s … Read more
Donald Trump made more incendiary comments about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, amid threats to the city prompted by GOP statements. While speaking to reporters in Los Angeles on Friday, the former president and current Republican nominee threatened to deport the Haitians in Springfield, despite the majority of them being in the U.S. legally. “We … Read more
